Eye for plush toy figures



Jan. ,1926. I 1,569,563

H. MULLE R EYE FOR PLUSH TOY FIGURES Filed Jan. 20, 1925 N The improvePatented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES HEINRICH MULLER, OF NUREMI BERG, GERMANY.

EYE FOR PLUSH TOY FIGURES.

Application filed. January 20, 1925. Serial No. 3,689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HrnNuTcn Mtinnnn, a citizen of the German Republic,residing at Nuremberg, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Eyes for Plush Toy Figures, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to the construction of the eyes of plush toyfigures and has for its object to give to the eyes a more animatedexpression which is more true to life than the eyes possess which arepresently used and which mostly'consist of one single glass body. Fortoy figures made of solid material, like wood or celluloid it hasalready become known to use as eyes glass bodies which are out after themanner of a brilliant 0r diamond in order to obtain a more vividbrightness and which are fixed in cavities of the head by gluing. As thecut glass bodies do not securely hold on plush they cannot be used forstuffed plush toy figures. The eyes must further be pulled into the headso that the eye-cavitics are produced, this being impossible if the eyesare fixed by gluing.

According to the invention the cut glass body is fixed in a mountingwhich is adapted to be fixed in the fabric cover of the toy figure or inthe wall of the head with the aid of eyes or the like. 'From thisarrangement results the advantage that not the Whole eye must consist ofglass, but'merely the central part of the same which corresponds withthe pupil so that the eye has a quite natural appearance.

The invention relates further to the special construction of themounting for the eye. This mounting is preferably made from a pressedpiece of sheet metal, celluloid or like material, on which the means forpulling the eye into the head of the toy figure are directly arranged.

d eye mounting is shown in two forms of construction by way of example"in the accompanying drawing, in which:

' Fig. 1 shows in front elevation the head of a toy figure with eyesaccording to the invention. i

Fig. 2 shows in cross section on enlarged scale an eye mounting with theglass body.

Fig. 3 shows .in plan view the stamped piece of sheet metal or othermetal designed to form the eye mounting,

Fig. 4 shows another form of the eye .mounting in a similar view as Fig.2.

the one to the other and also the arms 4 and 10. As shown in Fig. 2 thearms 2 and 3 are bent so that their free ends lay the one on the other.The ends of the arms 2, 3 are enlarged and have each a hole 5. The twoends of arms 2, 3form-together the lug by meansof which the mounting orthe eye can be pulled into the head and'fixed in the same. The arm 4;serves to securely hold in the central opening of the ring 1 the cutglass body which forms the pupil of the eye. The arm 4 is enlarged atthe middle and in this enlarged part 11 a conical hole 7 isarrangeddesigned to receive the pointed rear end of the glass body, the arm 4having been previously bent inward. The arm 4 is so long that afterhaving been bent inward it extends over the entire ring 1. The short arm10 is then bent over the end of the bent arm 4 and serves to securelyhold this arm 4 in its bent position so that the glass body 6 cannot getloose.

The form of construction shown in Figs. 4; and 5 differs from that whichhas been described with reference'to Figs. 1 to 3 in that instead of thearms 4l0 for holding the glass body a disk 8 is clamped between the ring1 and the arms 2 and 3. The disk has a funnel-shaped cavity 9 like thatin arm 4 designed to receive the pointed rear end of the glass body. Thearms 2 and 3 servein this case also to support the disk 8.

Within the limit of the invention the modifications of the severalformsof construction may be applied. The arms 2 and 3 could for instance bever short so that the threads by means of which secured in the head ofthe toy figure are guite close to the edge of the ring. For theunnel-shaped cavities 7', 9 holes might be substituted.

The mounting is. referably of dark colour in order that-the hrightnessof the pupil,

.consisting of the faceted glass body, be

increased,

the mounting 1s I claim 1. An eye for plush toy figures comprising incombination a convex hollow shell with a movement relative to the shell.

2. An eye for plush toy figures comprising .in combination a convexhollow shell with a central aperture, a glass body out in the manner ofa diamond mounted within the,

aperture said shell and glass body constituting the eye ball and" pupilrespectively, means for securing the eye to the plush toy figure saidmeans being integral with said shell, and means for mounting the glassbody within said aperture secured against movement relative to theshell, said means being made from pressed sheet metal.

3, An eye for plush .toy figures comprising n combination a convexhollow shell with a central aperture, a glass body out in the manner ofa diamond mounted within the aperture said shell and glass bodyconstituting the eye ball and pupil respectively, means for securing theeye to the plush toy figure said means being integral with said shell,

and means for mounting the glass body within said aperture securedagainst movement relative to the shell, said shell and said securingmeans being made from pressed sheet'metal and consisting of aring-shaped hollow pressed piece of sheet metal having two opposite armshaving each a hole near the end and bent so that their free ends are incontact with one another.

4. An eye for plush toy figures comprising in combination a convexhollow shell with a central aperture, a glass body out in the bodywithin said aperture secured against movement relative to the shell,said shell and said securing means being made from pressed sheet metaland consisting of a ringshaped hollow pressed piece of sheet metalhavingltwo opposite arms having each a hole near t e end and bent sothat their free ends are in contact with one another, and form an eye,and two opposite arms at right an-' gles to said first mentionedopposite arms coacting to accurately hold said glass body in saidaperture.

v In testimony whereof I afiix mysignaturo.

HEINRICH MULLER.

